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Fair Exchange
by R. Z. Held
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Pub Date
Jun 02 2020
| Archive Date
Jun 30 2020
Description
Over a century after the events of Dirty Burnout led to the founding of the Amsterdam Institute to help those struggling with the spread of internal-technology, a new adventure begins.
After a year as a civilian mistakenly held by the LSF planetary alliance in a POW camp, Sienna has been offered a chance at freedom, but one that comes at a staggering price. LSF shoved a dead Pax Romana spy's implant into her head and sent her in place of that spy in a prisoner exchange. Now, not only does the Pax Romana empire blame Sienna for the deception, but the implant is leaking, eroding her sanity with scraps of personality and memories of torture. Worse, she must have been expected to die of the procedure once the exchange was complete, because now someone's trying to finish the job.
Trapped at a Pax Romana facility with no one she can trust except perhaps the building's Near-AI, Sienna must find a way home without losing her life or her self.
Over a century after the events of Dirty Burnout led to the founding of the Amsterdam Institute to help those struggling with the spread of internal-technology, a new adventure begins.
After a...
Description
Over a century after the events of Dirty Burnout led to the founding of the Amsterdam Institute to help those struggling with the spread of internal-technology, a new adventure begins.
After a year as a civilian mistakenly held by the LSF planetary alliance in a POW camp, Sienna has been offered a chance at freedom, but one that comes at a staggering price. LSF shoved a dead Pax Romana spy's implant into her head and sent her in place of that spy in a prisoner exchange. Now, not only does the Pax Romana empire blame Sienna for the deception, but the implant is leaking, eroding her sanity with scraps of personality and memories of torture. Worse, she must have been expected to die of the procedure once the exchange was complete, because now someone's trying to finish the job.
Trapped at a Pax Romana facility with no one she can trust except perhaps the building's Near-AI, Sienna must find a way home without losing her life or her self.
A Note From the Publisher
R. Z. Held writes speculative fiction, much of it in the apparently disparate subgenres of space opera and weird western. Her Silver series of urban fantasy novels was published under the name Rhiannon Held. She lives in Seattle, where she works as an archaeologist for an environmental compliance firm. At work, she uses her degree mostly for copy-editing technical reports; in writing, she uses it for cultural world-building; in public, she'll probably use it to check the mold seams on the wine bottle at dinner.
R. Z. Held writes speculative fiction, much of it in the apparently disparate subgenres of space opera and weird western. Her Silver series of urban fantasy novels was published under the name...
A Note From the Publisher
R. Z. Held writes speculative fiction, much of it in the apparently disparate subgenres of space opera and weird western. Her Silver series of urban fantasy novels was published under the name Rhiannon Held. She lives in Seattle, where she works as an archaeologist for an environmental compliance firm. At work, she uses her degree mostly for copy-editing technical reports; in writing, she uses it for cultural world-building; in public, she'll probably use it to check the mold seams on the wine bottle at dinner.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781943545131 |
| PRICE |
$3.99 (USD)
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781943545131 |
| PRICE |
$3.99 (USD)
|
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